122 - Coin Concede: “Good News Everyone!” (Patreon)

In Episode 122, Kenny, Botticus, Appa, and Andrew talk about the extensive news announced this week. News covers Ranked Play Updates, Upcoming Balance Changes, A Grand Prize Pack Giveaway, a new card back, Blizzards “Openeing Moves” Week Series, and Blizzard’s “Off-Meta” Deck Spotlight #2. No real tournaments to cover except the drama with a player in the Hearthstone Sydney Stop qualifier. Decksplanations this week is about how to determine what to play after the nerfs. 

News

Ranked Play Updates (VOD)

Card backs will be earned 5 wins each month

All ranks have 5 stars

When a new season starts you will reset back exactly 4 ranks from your highest ranking for the month (including stars) (Brode’s Tweet)

Ranked rewards go by your highest rank during the season

Rank inflation? 

No changes to win streak mechanic

Ranked floors are still in place

Brode’s response on why so long 

Upcoming Balance Changes

Bonemare now costs 8 mana, up from 7

Corridor Creeper now has 2 attack, down from 5

Patches the Pirate no longer has charge, and his voice will be changing

Raza the Chained’s effect now sets your Hero Power to 1 mana, up from 0

A 183 Thousand Hearthstone Pack Giveaway

Grand Prize - one winner

3000 card packs - 1k for each set released during Year of the Mammoth

The Lich King’s Helm - his actual helm from the youtube series here

Hearthstone Apparel Gift Pack - t-shirt, cap, and pin set

Mammoth Card Bundle - 1k players will receive 10 card packs from each expansion released during Year of the Mammoth

Mammoth Pack - 50k players will be receiving 3 card packs from each expansion released during Year of the Mammoth

Mammoth Card Bundle avail on the shop. (one purchase per account, avail in 10.2 patch)

Limited to 14 entries per account

Starting 17:00-GMT/9:00-PST of Feb 1st until 17:00-GMT/9:00-PST Feb 14th

Khadgar is Available in China HOTS Promo, Again…

Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is available for pre-order

Deluxe version gets you an awesome Hearthstone cardiac

Blizzard “Opening Moves” Week Series

Blizzard “Off-Meta” Deck Spotlight #2

Tournaments

Hearthstone Sydney Stop had some drama with a player in the qualifier. See Zalae’s Tweet

Decklists

Blizzards “Off-Meta” Deck Spotlight #2

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